Cubs (Assad) vs Pirates (Jones): 5/10/24, 5:40pm

[Tryptamine]

Well that was blown open real fast.

[chibears55]

10 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Is it possible that Happ’s numbers are down this year simply because we’ve only played 3 divisional games before tonight? 

Yep, need more Pirates and Reds for him

[WhyCantWeWin]

Love watching PCA fly out there in the field 

[Illiterate Scholar]

I feel like that was another ball that should've been a double that PCA was camped under

[UMFan83]

Really nice to have PCA out there in CF

[Transmogrified Tiger]

If PCA played 81 games in PNC National Forest he might be a +25 defender

[BKHoo]

His foot speed is fun to watch. 

[UMFan83]

Back to desperately hoping the Cubs can find some way to get Belli signed long term. 
 

7-13 with 2 HR since returning

[Illiterate Scholar]

So yeah Belinger is very promising. Not striking out and hitting for power. Making 2023 seem very legitimate 

[UMFan83]

Good horsefeathers Ben Brown

[JHBulls]

Wow 😂 

You're 5 runs down and you bother with checking to see if the base runner is safe. Serves the manager right.

[Andy]

Ben Brown is real good. I know it's not in the cards for him to start this year but it'd be cool if he could get turned into one later

[Andy]

17 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Really nice to have PCA out there in CF

It's chuckle worthy watching guys hit line shots his direction and immediately thinking "welp, tough noogies, guy"

[Illiterate Scholar]

To turn this into a win with only one reliever used is damn near perfect with how Assad's first inning went

[UMFan83]

I hate that I went from completely relaxed to suddenly getting a feeling in the pit of my stomach when I realized Alzolay was coming in to close it out. 
 

And he immediately gives up a double

[UMFan83]

Ball 5, you’re out

[chibears55]

16 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Back to desperately hoping the Cubs can find some way to get Belli signed long term. 
 

7-13 with 2 HR since returning

Get him signed and let him play 1B

[JHBulls]

WOW!😮 

Alzolay just makes every game interesting. 

[UMFan83]

Wow Happ!

but also dammit adbert

[WhyCantWeWin]

Lots of hard contact against Alzolay and got bailed out on a generous strike call too. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Alzolay is doing his best to give up more dingers.

[Illiterate Scholar]

The HR/FB gods owed him that. Also great catch

[BKHoo]

No runs given up in the ninth but that was an ADVENTURE!!

[UMFan83]

Grandal’s double was hit 99 MPH, a .490 xBA and is a HR in 8/30 parks

McCutchen’s out was hit 104.5 MPH, a .950 xBA and is a HR in 27/30 parks

Hopefully getting the job done helps his confidence but that didn’t give me very much confidence in him. 
 

also Cubs win!

Edited May 11, 2024 by UMFan83

[gflore34]

Brown's stuff is arguably as good as Jones, one could say Brown was better tonight.